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Find a Light
Studio album by
Blackberry Smoke
ReleasedApril 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)
GenreCountry rock
Length53:44
Label3 Legged Records
ProducerBlackberry Smoke
Blackberry Smoke chronology
Like an Arrow
(2016) 		Find a Light
(2018)

Find a Light is the sixth studio album by American rock band Blackberry Smoke. The album was self-produced by the band and it was released on April 6, 2018.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
PopMatters[5]

Find a Light has received largely positive reviews from professional music critics, and has an overall Metacritic rating of 72 based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart, N. 2 on Americana/Folk Albums, and No. 31 on the Billboard 200, selling 9,000 copies (16,000 equivalent album units) in the first week.[6] It has sold 31,300 copies in the United States as of November 2018.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flesh and Bone"Charlie Starr4:32
2."Run Away From it All"K. Nelson, Starr4:29
3."The Crooked Kind"Starr3:40
4."Medicate my Mind"T. Meadows, Starr4:42
5."I've Got This Song"Starr4:52
6."Best Seat in the House"K. Nelson, Starr4:25
7."I'll Keep Ramblin'"R. Randolph, Starr5:37
8."Seems so Far"T. Meadows, Starr4:01
9."Lord Strikes Me Dead"Starr3:43
10."Let Me Down Easy"K. Nelson, Starr2:57
11."Nobody Gives a Damn"K. Nelson, Starr3:22
12."Till the Wheels Fall Off"Starr3:47
13."Mother Mountain"Starr3:39
Total length:53:44

Personnel

Musicians

  • Charlie Starr - lead vocals, guitar, pedal steel, banjo.
  • Richard Turner - bass guitar, vocals.
  • Paul Jackson - guitar, vocals.
  • Brandon Still - piano, organ.
  • Brit Turner - drums, percussion.

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 90
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 115
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 21
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 58
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 25
US Billboard 200[16] 31
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[17] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[19] 3
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[20] 6

References

  1. ^ Beaugez, Jim (April 2, 2018). "Blackberry Smoke Talk Divided Nation, Tom Petty and New Album 'Find a Light'". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ Graff, Gary (April 4, 2018). "Blackberry Smoke Premieres New Album 'Find a Light': First Listen". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b "Find A light by Blackberry Smoke". Metacritic.
  4. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Blackberry Smoke: Find A Light". AllMusic.com.
  5. ^ Rushbury, Ian (April 11, 2018). "Blackberry Smoke Party Like It's 1974 with 'Find a Light'". PopMatters.
  6. ^ Zellner, Xander (April 12, 2018). "Ashley McBryde Debuts at No. 3 on Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard.
  7. ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 7, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 7, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Blackberry Smoke – Find A Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  16. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  19. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "Blackberry Smoke Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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